1 The rulers conspire against Christ. 6 The woman anoints his feet. 14 Judas sells him. 17 Christ eats the Passover: 26 institutes his holy Supper: 36 prays in the garden: 47 and being betrayed with a kiss, 57 is caried to Caiaphas, 69 and denied of Peter.

¹ And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

² You know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

³ Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

⁴ And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

⁵ But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. ¶

⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷ There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

⁸ But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

⁹ For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰ When Jesus understood it, he said to them, Why trouble you the woman? for she has worked a good work on me.

¹¹ For you have the poor always with you; but me you have not always.

¹² For in that she has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

¹³ Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her. ¶

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

¹⁵ And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶ And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. ¶

¹⁷ Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where will you that we prepare for you to eat the passover?

¹⁸ And he says, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master said, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at your house with my disciples.

¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

²⁰ Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

²¹ And as they did eat, he said, Truly I say to you, that one of you shall betray me.

²² And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say to him, Lord, is it I?

²³ And he answered and said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

²⁴ The Son of man goes as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

²⁵ Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said to him, You have said. ¶

²⁶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

²⁷ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink you all of it;

²⁸ For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

²⁹ But I say to you, I will not drink from now on of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

³⁰ And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

³¹ Then says Jesus to them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

³² But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³ Peter answered and said to him, Though all men shall be offended because of you, yet will I never be offended.

³⁴ Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this night, before the cock crow, you shall deny me thrice.

³⁵ Peter said to him, Though I should die with you, yet will I not deny you. Likewise also said all the disciples. ¶

³⁶ Then comes Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit you here, while I go and pray yonder.

³⁷ And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

³⁸ Then says he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: tarry you here, and watch with me.

³⁹ And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.

⁴⁰ And he comes to the disciples, and finds them asleep, and says to Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour?

⁴¹ Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴² He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, your will be done.

⁴³ And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴ And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

⁴⁵ Then comes he to his disciples, and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶ Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that does betray me. ¶

⁴⁷ And while he yet spoke, see, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

⁴⁸ Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

⁴⁹ And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, Friend, why are you come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

⁵¹ And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.

⁵² Then said Jesus to him, Put up again your sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

⁵³ Think you that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁴ But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

⁵⁵ In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are you come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and you laid no hold on me.

⁵⁶ But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. ¶

⁵⁷ And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁸ But Peter followed him afar off to the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;